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Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has described his military service in South Korea as \u201ctough\u201d but said he was able to enjoy it during the Premier League\u2019s enforced hiatus.<\/p>\nTottenham forward Son Heung-min has described his military service in South Korea as \u201ctough\u201d but said he was able to enjoy it during the Premier League\u2019s enforced hiatus.<\/p>\n
All South Korean men must complete mandatory military service by the age of 28 but Son, who turns 28 in July, avoided missing any time for Tottenham as he completed his last month with the season suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
The enforced break has also allowed Son to complete his recovery from the arm fracture he suffered in Spurs\u2019 3-2 win over Aston Villa in February.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a very busy three months,\u201d Son joked in a video on the Spurs website.<\/p>\n
Son was excused the full 21-month military service after helping South Korea to victory in the 2018 Asian Games, but was still required to serve a shorter period.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good experience,\u201d Son said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t say everything that I\u2019ve done but I really enjoyed it. Those guys were nice. The three weeks were tough but I tried to enjoy it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how the people felt, but for me the three weeks have been long but it was a good experience, I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first day when we don\u2019t know each other was a bit weird but soon we got to know each other. We spent every day together in one room, 10 people very close, working together, we helped each other so the time was fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose guys, the first day and second day they couldn\u2019t even speak to me but by the end they were joking with me and we were enjoying everyone together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Son was out injured for the final weeks before the Premier League was suspended in mid-March, but the break in the season has allowed him to recover from a fractured arm, and he is now raring to get going again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m physically fine, I\u2019m working really, really hard to be at my maximum level and I\u2019m nearly there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we can train together, we\u2019re training more then the last two weeks and the players \u2013 Moussa (Dembele) is back, Harry (Kane) is back, Stevie (Bergwijn) is back, everyone wants to play again and everyone is motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n